06.10.2009
“Quality is the key to innovation.” With these words, SAP Executive Board Member Jim Hagemann Snabe opened his keynote at the DSAG Annual Conference 2009 – and presented SAP Business Suite 7 as testimony to this assertion.
01.07.2009
SAP experts, IT managers, economists, and philosophers all contributed their own clear visions and minds at the SAP World Tour in Paris on June 2-3, 2009.
21.10.2008
How do small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) manage to stay successful and competitive in the long term? This was the question that Andreas Naunin, senior vice president SME, and Dr. Alexander Arnold, managing director of Steeb Anwendungssysteme, addressed at this year’s Steeb Forum for Small and Midsize Enterprises in Bonn, Germany.
01.07.2008
As announced in April 2008, SAP’s supervisory board appointed to the SAP Executive Board three new members, effective July 1, 2008: Corporate Officers Erwin Gunst, Bill McDermott, and Jim Hagemann Snabe.
13.05.2008
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is not a trend; it is a new business metric. SAP works at being a good corporate citizen because it is the right way to do business, and because global stakeholders – the “world” customers – demand it. It also turns out that CSR goes right to the bottom line.
06.02.2008
Today, IT contributes to climate change because of its energy and material consumption. Tomorrow, Green IT can be a building block in the fight against carbon dioxide emissions and the depletion of resources. As the head of Sun Microsystems’ sustainable computing strategy in Britain and Ireland and advisor to the UK government, Richard Barrington is aiming to make this vision a reality. In an interview with SAP INFO online, Barrington talks about the carbon footprint of IT, its possible contributions to a more sustainable future, and his personal experience with climate change.
28.11.2007
Demonstrating ongoing commitment to the banking industry worldwide, SAP AG announced the appointment of Dan Drechsel as senior vice president and general manager, SAP America, Inc. banking line of business.
12.09.2007
SAP AG announced the acquisition of the software license and maintenance business of SAP Arabia, its exclusive long-term partner in the region. Under the terms of the agreement, SAP will acquire selected existing assets, including all existing software license and maintenance customer contracts, and trademarks from SAP Arabia.
03.08.2007
SAP AG announced the latest in an ongoing series of global endeavors to foster tomorrow’s business and IT talent via the global SAP University Alliances program. Marking the long-running program’s first steps into Eastern Europe, three educational institutes in Bulgaria and two universities in Romania are the latest additions to the global SAP University Alliances program.
30.05.2007
Pharmaceuticals manufacturer Boehringer Ingelheim uses the SAP NetWeaver Portal component to combine previously isolated information using a uniform interface. Authorized employees have access to key performance indicators and reports on IT projects and building management at the touch of a button. And role-based self-services bring many HR functions directly to the workforce.